Charles Darwin's five-year voyage on HMS Beagle to South America and the Galapagos Islands were a major influence on his formulation of the Theory of Evolution. Darwin shared a cabin with Robert FitzRoy, the commander of the Beagle during the voyage. Six years after Darwin postulated his theory of evolution in On the Origin of Species, FitzRoy, who wasone of Darwin's fiercest critics on scriptural grounds committed suicide for the part he believed he played in undermining the Bible.
Sunday, 21 February 2010
Voyage of the Beagle
Charles Darwin's five-year voyage on HMS Beagle to South America and the Galapagos Islands were a major influence on his formulation of the Theory of Evolution. Darwin shared a cabin with Robert FitzRoy, the commander of the Beagle during the voyage. Six years after Darwin postulated his theory of evolution in On the Origin of Species, FitzRoy, who wasone of Darwin's fiercest critics on scriptural grounds committed suicide for the part he believed he played in undermining the Bible.
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